Boat capsize
Four bodies recovered
UNB
Natore: The bodies of four people, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma River in Lalpur upazila on Tuesday, were recovered yesterday morning.
The deceased were identified as Jamal Uddin, 52, and Arzed Ali, 43, residents of Bilmaria of the upazila, Chander Ali and Bhasan Ali, 28.
Fire service sources said the boat carrying about 50 farmers sank in the river while it was going to Polashir Char from Bilmaria Ghat in the upazila in the morning.
Forty-four of the passengers managed to swim ashore.
Immediately after the incident, the body of a farmer was recovered from the river while the rest five passengers remained traceless.
Fire service divers resumed the rescue drive in the morning and recovered the bodies of Jamal, Arzed 8 km away from the spot and those of Chander Ali and Bhasan from near the accident spot.
In Sylhet: A boat worker went missing after he dived into the Piyain River in Jaflong of Goainghat upazila in efforts to salvage his sunken boat on Tuesday, reports UNB.
The missing worker was identified as Farid Ahmed, 42, a resident of Uttar Protappur village of the upazila.
Delwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Goainghat Police Station, said an engine-run stone-laden boat, in which Farid was employed, capsized in the river 4-5 days ago.
Several workers of the boat, including Farid, started working to salvage it.
